Window shade



g- 27, 1929- v. NYEZNICK ET AL 1,726,408

WINDOW SHADE Filed April 24, 1928 INV NTOR-5 Uwientin yezn' y StwnteyJankowgki A TTORNE Y Patented Aug. 27, 1929.

UNITED STATES VALENTIN NY EZNIC K AND STANLEY JAN'KOVVSKI, OF AKRON,OHIO.

wrivnow SHADE.

Application filed April 24, 1926. Serial No. 272,392

This invention relates generally to windows, and has more particularreference to a novel shade therefor.

The inventionhas for an object the provision of a device of the classmentioned which is of simple durable construction, de-

sirable and efficient in action, and which can be manufactured and soldat a reasonable cost.

The device consists of a spring actuated roller with a shade woundthereon. -The roller is mounted within a window'frame, 5

and the free end of the shade is manually movable to various positions.The edges of the shade 'areguided between Strips for holding purposes,arranged on the window frame.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and;advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a window as seen from the insideof a'room, and provided with the shade device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the shadeslightly raised.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 33of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a similar view, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the shade strips shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective detail view of one of the said shadestrips.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a similar view of the other shade strip.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary'vertical sectional view, taken on the line 99 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 10 is a view similar toFig. 5 but illustrating a modificationthereof.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary perspective detail view of one of the shadestrips shown in Fig. 10.

Fig. 12 is a similar view of theother shade V trated in Figs. 10, 11 and12 the edges of the shade 16 are guided between shade guide strip.

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally an inner window sash and 11an outer window sash these sashes being provided with glass 12. Thesashes 10 and 11 are slidably mounted in'a window frame-13 pro- -videdwithj the sash guide strips 14. A shade 16 has a bracket 15 secured nearits freeedge for manual grasping thereof in raising and lowering thesame. r

The shade member 16 is wound on a spring operated roller 17 arrangedwithin I the frame 13 and. adapted to normally wind the screen uponitself. As indicated in Fig.

1 both the top and the bottom of the window frame may be provided withthe roller and shade members.

' The edges of the shade 16 are provided at their free ends with pointedgripping members 18 engageable inapertures 19 formed in shade strips 20provided with integral right angle flanges 21. Small facial recesses 22communicate with each of the completely across the shade, bending of thespringy strip being depended upon for permitting the engaging anddisengaging of the members 18 in the apertures 19 and recesses 22.

.In operation the cover strips 23 are manually moved to positionsaligned with the strips 20 as indicated by dot dash lines 24 in Figs. 5and 9. Then the shade 16 may be manually moved inwards with respect tothe inner side of the windows to a position as indicated by the dot dashlines 25. It may next be drawn upwards against the action of roller 17or allowed to move downwards, reference being had to the lower roller 17The operation of the upper roller 17 is similar. N ext the free end ofthe shade 16 is moved outwards so that the gripping members 19 passalong recesses 22 and engage in apertures 19. The cover strips 23 arethen moved to positions parallel with the flanges 21. Obviously theextended positions of the shades depend upon which of the apertures 19the gripping members engage.

In the modified form of the device illusplates 26 and 27. The plate 26has an integral flange 28 secured to the window frame 13 by the screws30. A plurality of studs 26 and 27 engage the vedges of the shade 16 forholding the-shade in any extended or retracted positionto which it ismanually placed and for preventing insects from walking around the edgesof the shade. ously the plates may engage shades of differentthicknesses.

While We have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, it is to be understood that we do not limit ourselves to theprecise construction herein I disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claim.

Obvi- Having thus described our invention What We claim as new anddesire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

y In a device of the class described, a shade strip for attachment onthe side of a Window frame, and'provided with an integral right angleflange, and formed with apertur communicatingwith facial recesses, and\a cover strip hingedly connected on the free edge of the-said shadestrip, and arranged for frictionally maintaining a position parallelwith the flange. or aligned with the shade strip for permitting theengagement of the edge of a shade between the said;

right angle flange and the cover strip so that a gripping memberattached on the edge'of the shade may engage in certain of the saidapertures for holding the shade in an extended position. 3 y

In testimony whereofwe have afiixed our signatures. I

- VALENTIN NYEZNIOK;

STANLEY JANKoWsKi,

